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Mark Programs to Prod Status

The CA Ideal MARK STATUS command changes the status of an entity. For information about entity status and version, see Preliminary Concepts in the Programming Reference Guide. The MARK STATUS command is documented in the Command Reference Guide.

Putting an application in Prod status cuts down processing at runtime. When you run a program that is in Test status, CA Ideal checks the dictionary and verifies that:

• The program entity occurrence exists.
• The program's procedure, working data, and parameter sections were not edited since it was last successfully compiled.
• The resources of the program were not modified since the last successful compile.

When you run a program that is in Prod status, the dictionary checking is minimal because:

• Moving the program to Prod status ensures that all of the program's resources must exist and are in Prod status.
• The edit dates must be in sync because you cannot edit the program.

When VER PROD is specified on the RUN command, CA Ideal goes directly to the object code and does not check the dictionary at all. PROD status is a requirement for the Object Transport Utility and the CREATE MODULE facility.